Canadian Challenge open race a stepping stone for Alberta musher
A lifelong desire to get into sled dog racing turned into reality for Jennifer Campeau when her family moved to Alberta almost two years ago.
It started as a family activity with her twin 11-year-old daughters and husband Jason, training in the mountains around Okotoks, Alta.
Campeau then competed in the Eagle Cap Extreme in Oregon, where she sprinted 31 miles for two days in a row, sleeping in a hotel bed each night.
The next step for her was to compete in the open dog race in the Canadian Challenge, which kicked off in Prince Albert. The 115-kilometre (km) race was much closer to roughing it than that last race.